Facing Jia Xu's questioning with assessment meaning, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said calmly: "The lord's decision is very wise. For several years in a row, our army has resisted the Xiongnu and Wuhuan in the north; attacking the Yellow Turban remnants in the south; westward to Luoyang to break Dong Zhuo; Crossing the ocean to the east to suppress the water cowards, the soldiers fought in the south and the north, they were already exhausted, if they raised a tired army to expedition to Yuan Shao at this time, even if they won, it was a tragic victory, and Liang thought it was unwise to be familiar. ”

After a change of words, Zhuge Liang continued: "Although it is a good policy to recuperate, it must be supported by the corresponding law in order to achieve the best effect. Liang thought that the lord should break some of the old laws and formulate new laws that conform to the times, so that the people under his rule have laws to follow, and the officers and men in the army have laws to abide by. ”

To tell the truth, at the beginning, some generals saluted Zhuge Liang, completely for the sake of Ao Lie's face, thinking that even if the young Zhuge Liang was a genius, after all, he was still young and not enough to entrust him with a heavy responsibility. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang's words were reasonable, well-founded and unique, so that the generals who were originally unconvinced gradually put away their contempt and listened carefully to Zhuge Liang's analysis:

"As for the opening of the academy, although this proposal is good, it is quite difficult to implement. As we all know, the best university in the world today is Lumen Mountain College, Mr. Shui Jing and my teacher Pang Degong two masters sit in Lumen Mountain, so that the college naturally has a dazzling halo, if the lord wants to open a college, at least find a few famous Confucians to come to the town, in order to compete with Lumen Mountain College, otherwise, why attract those poor scholars to come to practice? ”

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued: "However, the lord recruited scholars and ordinary people from poor families to enroll in school, taught them various skills, and allowed them to complete their studies at the same time. Liang agrees with the gratitude of the lord from the bottom of his heart, and when they succeed in their studies, he selects the best among them and assigns them to various counties and counties and the army as officials. How many strange people are there in the world? Many gifted people end up doing nothing because of the poverty of their families. The lord now gives them a chance, and after they have succeeded in their studies, they will definitely do their best to repay the lord's cultivation and knowledge. Not only can we solve the dilemma of the shortage of middle- and lower-level officials in our army, but perhaps, we can also unearth some pillars of talent that can be reused. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang frowned, and said: "Liang Zeng said earlier that this is also the reason why there are many difficulties in opening an academy. The lord crossed the family and gave the poor family a broad road to go, so the most difficult will inevitably lead to those family members having no way out. Imagine. A large number of poor people in the world have been collected by the lord, how can those noble families be willing to rest? Those families may not react within three or five years, and it will take a long time. You will surely understand that the real purpose of the main college is to recruit talents. Therefore, the matter of opening an academy should be carefully considered by the lord, or it should not be done. If you want to do it, you have to hit it with one shot, so that the success of the first batch of students who are admitted to the hospital to study will be improved by several steps. To be guaranteed after a few years. I can find several outstanding talents in this batch of colleges. ”

Slowly exhaling a breath, Zhuge Liang said again: "As for a few years later, what should our army do after recuperation, Liang has also repeatedly deliberated on the way here. Liang thought that Fang was under today, and the princes were together, and now that the lord's anger was greatly damaged, the other princes would definitely take the opportunity to expand their strength. Chen Liucao Cao is actually a contemporary hero, he will inevitably connect Chen Liuyingchuan and other places, and then plot against Yan and Yu, this person is a fierce enemy of the lord and friend; Yuan Shao, Hebei, with the ambush of the lord, his reputation was greatly damaged, but after all, his family is deep, his protégés are all over the world, and the Son of Heaven cannot really treat him well, therefore, Yuan Shao's strength has not dropped much, he will swallow Ji and Qing during this period of time, and look at Xuzhou, this person is the first test for the lord to enter the Central Plains in the future, our army should put him above the primary goal, and always pay attention to his movements. ”

In addition to these two people, Jiangdong Sun was heroic in the era, and Jiangdong was a place of outstanding people and talents, and it was inferred in turn that the Sun family would be the overlord of one side after a long time. However, the lord and the Sun clan have a deep relationship, and they are separated from Jiangdong and the entire Central Plains, so the lord and the Sun clan have no conflict of interest, and can form an alliance with the Sun clan and use ships to communicate between the rivers and seas. Thought it was the momentum of the horns. ”

"The remaining Jingzhou Liu Biao is the lord of the city, and he has no ambitions; Yizhou Liu Zhang, mediocre and weak, will not last long; Nanyang Yuan Shu is mean, and there is no one at all...... All these things are not in the hands of the Lord and the Lord, and in a few years, most of these people will surely perish. ”

"Assuming that all the above judgments have come true, the trend of the world is gradually becoming clearer, the lord can divide the army into two ways, the lord can lead an army south to conquer Yuan Shao, and the two states of Hebei and Qingdao will be included in the rule, then the retreat can protect itself, and the advance can look at the Central Plains; Send another general to the north to clear out the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and Yufu and other foreign races, and then give them education, so that they either move to the hinterland, or abide by the Han law, then our army in the north of Xinjiang has no worries, and can rest assured to the world. ”

At this point, Zhuge Liang has said everything he thinks in his heart. The entire lobby was suddenly silent, and the quiet pin drop could be heard. After a long time, Ao Lie came to his senses in the grand plan conceived by Zhuge Liang, raised his hands, and slowly applauded. With Ao Lie's applause, the rest of the civil and military officers also stood up in admiration and stroked their palms towards Zhuge Liang, and the warm applause lasted for a long time.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Congratulations to the lord for getting another talent." Kong Ming's talent is better than Guan Zhong and Le Yi. It is thought that Kong Ming is better than Jiang Ziya, who has been in the Xingzhou for 800 years, and Zhang Zifang, who has been in the Wanghan Dynasty for 400 years. Seeing that Jia Xu actually compared Zhuge Liang to Jiang Ziya and Zhang Liang, Ao Lieha smiled and said: "Kong Ming's talent, have you seen it?" Isn't it a blockbuster? ”

Because of Zhuge Liang's words, Ao Lie's reputation for knowing people has reached a new level. Zhuge Liang also officially confirmed the status of the first capable minister under Ao Lie. Its insight into the big picture and micro-control of the details are enough to convince others.

After the meeting ended, Ao Lie asked Zhao Yun to properly arrange the food and accommodation of Cui Zhouping and the three people, and then left Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Li Ru, Lu Su, Xu Shu and Gu Yong and other civil officials to discuss some details together. After deliberation, they decided to make some adjustments to the internal officials first, so that the talents of the people could be brought into full play.

First of all, it is the identity of Zhuge Liang, Ao Lie gave him the post of Metropolitan Governor Sima, and the military and political power of the two states. Meantime. Ao Lie also promoted the Zhuo County Taishou Cui Yan to a level, served as the chief of the state, accompanied Gao Shun to the state to rectify the state affairs, accompanied Cui Yan to the state, and Cui Zhouping who came to Youzhou with Zhuge Liang, after Zhuge Liang's recommendation, Ao Lie knew that although the three of Cui Zhouping were not famous in history, they were more than enough to serve as a county guard. After Cui Yan's promotion, the vacant position of Zhuojun Taishou was held by Zhang Ji, who was recommended by Xun Yu.

Secondly, Li Ru's identity needs to be solved urgently. Li Ru is a newcomer to Ao Lie. He used to be the mastermind under Dong Zhuo, and it was not suitable to be put on the table, so Ao Lie only gave Li Ru a position to join the army on the bright side, but handed over the newly formed Shadow to him, and after the shadow training was formed, Jia Xu withdrew from the shadow, and Li Ru took control of the special force of the shadow.

In terms of generals, Ao Lie also made some adjustments. Because Ao Lie is now concurrently serving as the governor of the Hidden Metropolis, he has more power in his hands. Basically, the official positions guarding the northern Xinjiang can be freely divided by Ao Lie. Except for the champion general Zhao Yun, the general of Zhengbei Ma Chao and the general of Zhenbei Huang Zhong, the three generals who have not been promoted, the other generals are basically promoted to the first level, and Zhang Liao and others are on the basis of their original positions. All of them were promoted, and Ao Lie also asked Liu Xie to issue a decree to make them princes. As for Lu Bu, Ao Lie is not very good at rewarding him directly, after all, Lu Bu's position as the state pastor was personally awarded by Liu Xie. also has the name of General Fenwei, so Ao Lie also went to Liu Xie and asked for Lu Bu to be named General Long Xiang.

After the adjustment of the official position. Ao Lie pointed the direction of the adjustment to the army. Because in the battle of Shaxian, the elite of the two battalions of Bloody Killing and Tiger Ben suffered heavy losses, so Ao Lie merged Gongsun Zhan's original White Horse Yicong into the Bloody Killing Battalion, merged Gao Shun's original trap camp into the Tiger Camp, and selected elite people in the army to merge into the two battalions, whether it was Youzhou people or Bingzhou people, or even Wuhuan people who had moved to Youzhou, as long as there was no problem with loyalty and those who fought bravely, they were all eligible to be selected. Ao Lie also relaxed the quota for this expansion, limiting each battalion to recruit an additional 10,000 elites on the original basis, so that the number of people in each battalion would reach 20,000, and then it would be upgraded to an army, not a battalion.

At the same time, the Qilin Battalion has also been further expanded, and the number of people has also been maintained at about 20,000. After the elite expansion of the original three armies, Ao Lie also set up a separate army, called the Longxiang Army, which is composed of all elite cavalry, unlike the bloody army, the Longxiang Army will be equipped with long-handled blades and full-body heavy armor, becoming a regular cavalry combat unit. Long Xiang's general, Lu Bu, was the first commander of this army. Similarly, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under the command of Lu Bu will also be all incorporated into the Longxiang Army, and the name of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry will disappear forever in the long river of history in the future, and they will appear in the field of vision of others with a new banner and new equipment.

In addition to the elite of the four armies, Ao Lie did not expand other soldiers. After the elite of the four armies is fully expanded, it will reach 80,000 people, and the rest of the sergeants will also have more than 70,000 people, and the men and horses under Ao Lie's command will reach a terrifying 150,000 at that time. Such a figure is already the limit of what can be borne by the remote states of Youhe and Merge, whose population is not as good as that of the Central Plains states, and the tax of grain and grass is far from the same, and it is already quite difficult to maintain an army of 150,000. Moreover, it is impossible for Ao Lie to be reckless, and he must leave enough young and strong labor force to ensure the normal life of the people in the two states.

Even now, keeping the number of troops at a minimum, Ao Lie still feels a headache. In the first battle of Shaxian, the elite of the two armies of the bloody and tiger ben lost war horses, armor, knives and other armaments, although some were recovered after the war, but most of them have been seriously damaged and can not be used in the army, especially the war horses, more than 10,000 war horses in order to resist the arrow attack of the coalition army, basically all were shot to death, just to solve the problem of war horses, it made Ao Lie feel very difficult. Fortunately, Jia Xu was careful and recovered the horseshoe and other equipment on the dead war horses, otherwise, it would be a lot of expense to rebuild the horse Sanbao that can be equipped for 10,000 war horses.

The financial resources of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce are not unlimited, and they can't afford to squander Ao Lie like this. Through the budget, Ao Lie learned that the current financial resources of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce can only supply the reconstruction of two elite armies at most, and the armament and material problems of the remaining elite and ordinary soldiers of the two armies are still completely unsettled. Although the development of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce is rapid, after all, it is still a short time, and it has been established for less than five years, and it is not yet able to cope with the expansion of such a scale on its own.

The top priority is to raise a sum of money as soon as possible in a short period of time to rebuild the elite army under his command. At the same time, the construction of the academy should also be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and as Zhuge Liang said, it is necessary to recruit a few highly respected celebrities to suppress the formation, so as to achieve the effect of recruiting students. In addition, it is necessary to formulate a series of laws suitable for the development of the two states, so that the people in the jurisdiction can live a stable life and thus promote economic development.

In short, Ao Lie felt that his head was about to be blown up by these bits and pieces. (To be continued......)